Usual rules apply: synopses are taken from the press releases, snarky commentary is extra, and preview links go to Apple.com. And just in case you were wondering, the DVD prices are the listed retail prices. You can get them cheaper if you buy at discount stores or online.

Abby and Friends: P is for Princess

Sesame Street/Warner Bros., 45 minutes, $14.98

Sesame Street’s newest Muppet, the fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby, teams up with her friends to go on adventures in her second DVD release. Extras: two episodes of “Abby’s Flying Fairy School.”

Anna (Christina Ricci) wakes up on the slab after a car accident to find funeral director Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson) preparing her body for the funeral. He tells her that she is dead, her funeral is in three days, and he has the gift to talk to the dead. However, her boyfriend Paul (Justin Long) starts to suspect that Eliot is not all that he appears to be. Extras: commentary, featurette.

Days That Shook The World: The Complete Third Season

BBC/History Channel, 472 minutes, 2 discs, $29.98

Continuing series showcases major events in human history that impacted and changed the world as we know it. Episodes include examinations of the Six Day War, the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the Hitler Diaries and Orson Welles’ broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” No extras listed. Also available with seasons 1 and 2 in the “Complete Collection” box set for $59.98. Extras: commentary, deleted scenes.

Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) has to navigate the stormy minefield known as middle school, trying to avoid wedgies, swirlies, bullies and other social ills. Based on the novels of Jeff Kinney.

Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure

Nickelodeon/Paramount, 95 minutes, 3 episodes, $16.99

Dora and Boots have to get home to go to her birthday party, but are stuck in the Magic Storybook and have to take her crystal to the Wishing Wizzle (voice of Hector Elizondo). If you didn’t understand that, you don’t have kids. Extras: interactive game.

Elvis on Tour

Warner Bros., 93 minutes, G

DVD: $19.97

BD book: $34.99

Concert film features 25 songs, including his first performance of “Burning Love.” BD has a 40-page book attached. Also available as part of the “Elvis Blu-Ray Collection,” along with “Jailhouse Rock” and “Viva Las Vegas.” The DVD is also part of the “75th Anniversary DVD Collection,” with the other titles listed below.

Elvis 75th Anniversary DVD Collection

Warner Bros., 17 films, $74.92

Big honkin’ collection of Elvis movies:

• Charro!

• Double Trouble

• Elvis On Tour

• Elvis: That’s The Way It Is Special Edition

• Girl Happy

• Harum Scarum

• It Happened at the World’s Fair

• Jailhouse Rock

• Kissin’ Cousins

• Live a Little Love a Little

• Speedway

• Spinout

• Stay Away Joe

• The Trouble with Girls

• This Is Elvis

• Tickle Me

• Viva Las Vegas

Extras: Commemorative concert photo book with iconic shots from behind the scenes of his movies and stage performances and insightful career highlights notes, 10 reproduction memorabilia pieces, including studio correspondence and signed Elvis Presley checks. Selected titles also feature commentaries and/or making-of featurettes

Aspiring filmmaker Jody Balaban (Leelee Sobieski) can’t find a job except as an editor for an adult film company. She takes the job, secretly planning to use their facilities to make her own film after hours. Of course, her plans are discovered and she has to team with the infamous director Jeff Drake (Matt Davis) to keep from getting fired. Comedy and plenty of naked bodies are supposed to ensue. Extras: deleted/extended scenes, storyboards.

James and the Giant Peach: Special Edition

Disney, 80 minutes, PG, $39.99 (BD/DVD combo pack)

A young boy named James rescues a spider and gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues. He spills them in the garden and an enormous peach appears, which he uses to go on a magical journey. Tim Burton’s adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel for children uses live action combined with stop motion. Extras: interactive game (new for BD), production featurette, music video, photo gallery.

The Kim Novak Collection

Sony, 5 films, 3 discs, $39.95

The sultry blonde film star gets a collection; two of the films are making their DVD debut: “Picnic” (1955), “Jeanne Eagles” (1957, debut), “Pal Joey” (1957), “Bell Book and Candle” (1958) and “Middle of the Night” (1958, debut). Extras: four featurettes, two commentaries.

Lytton’s Diary Complete Collection

Acorn Media, 597 minutes, 12 episodes, 4 discs, $59.99

London journalist Neville Lytton (Peter Bowles) is the gossip columnist at the Daily News who is also trying to keep his love life straight, write his novel, and fend off his rival from the Daily Post. No extras listed.

Monarchy: The Complete Series

Athena/Acorn Media, 776 minutes, 16 episodes, 5 discs, $79.99

Documentary series on the history of the British monarchy by the foremost authority on the Crown, Dr. David Starkey. This is the UK broadcast edition, which is 3-1/2 hours longer than what has been seen on US public television. Extras: 16-page study guide, biographies, photo gallery.

Nineteen-year-old Malik (Tahar Rahim) is sent to prison for six years. He is recruited by the leader of the ruling Corsican gang (Niels Arestrup) and forced to work for them. He gradually earns the gang leader’s confidence and rises through the prison ranks, all while secretly devising his own plans. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. Extras: commentary, deleted scenes, screen tests, rehearsal footage.

Road to Perdition

Paramount, 117 minutes, R, $29.99 (BD debut)

Tom Hanks’ turn as a mob enforcer with Paul Newman as the boss during the Great Depression makes its BD debut. New extras include director Sam Mendes introduction, two featurettes. Also includes original extras: commentary, deleted scenes, making-of featurette.

Popular high schooler Jake Taylor (Randy Wayne) has it all: friends, fame, hot girlfriend, baskeball scholarship. He grew apart from his childhood friend Roger Dawson (Robert Bailey), who has become an outcast. Roger has had enough and commits suicide at school. Now Jake starts to question everything and starts seeking out the unwanted at school in order to prevent another tragedy, but his own social stature starts to suffer as a result. Christian film is supposedly heavy on the preaching, but you have to admit the message is timely. Extras: commentary, deleted scenes, gag reel, featurette, two music videos.

Wow Wow Wubbzy: Wubbzy Goes To School

Nick Jr., 70 minutes, 6 episodes, $16.98

The friendly yellow kid with the bendy tail goes to school and makes new friends. Extras: photo gallery, printable coloring and activity sheets.